It is imperative that we get out and vote in this, one of the most important elections of our lives. Why? Because whoever gets into office will determine what America becomes.

Have you noticed the barrage of attacks against Donald Trump these last few days? Do you see how the press is trying to discredit Trump and distract Americans from the issues of this election? And that is the bottom line — the issues!

The problem for Christians is that we want to vote for conservative values, but this election gives us two candidates who have a lot of moral baggage. We cannot change their past, so let's focus our attention on what each represents and what America will look like after the new administration takes over.

If you want an America that you will no longer recognize, where borders will be open to all; where freedom of conscience is erased, where freedoms are random according to what the government determines they should be; where abortion is tolerated for any reason and other options are not disclosed; where the opinion of the government rules over the opinion of the people and the Constitution is discarded; where individual initiative is stifled by intense regulation and taxes, then you will vote for Hillary Clinton.

If, on the other hand, you want our borders controlled and the rule of law to stand; where reasonable limits can be placed on who comes into our country, including the requirement of a love of our country and a common desire to uphold our values; where freedom of conscience still exists and people are not forced to pay for abortions which they cannot morally accept and where abortions can truly be rare; where the Constitution still guides us and Congress makes the laws not the courts; where personal initiative is valued and the economy can thrive again; where the Republic established by our forefathers still exists, then you will vote for Trump, for this is what he pledges to fight for.

Rosemary O’Hara and Andrew Abramson, from the Sun Sentinel editorial section, discuss the pros and cons to medicinal use of marijuana with panel guests.

Rosemary O’Hara and Andrew Abramson, from the Sun Sentinel editorial section, discuss the pros and cons to medicinal use of marijuana with panel guests.

Basically, we have to understand that the choices made for the Supreme Court by the next president will radically affect all of us. That is why Christian leaders are backing Trump. If Hillary gets in, she will appoint radical judges and we will have an activist Supreme Court and the end of genuine self-government. We will see the establishment of a secular humanist religion embraced by the federal government and effectively end the America established by our Constitution. It would be an irreversible disaster.

If we sit home and don't vote, or vote for anyone other than Trump, we will effectively have placed our vote with Hillary and her new world order America. We will also miss an opportunity to vote for a Congress that may be the only check we have on the next president.

That's the bottom line, folks. This time around we don't have the privilege of focusing on the decency of the candidates, but rather we must focus on what their platforms are and where they will take America. Let's concentrate not so much what they did in the past, but what they hope to accomplish in the future.